1 . To my delight, the students are recycling many things they _______ away in the past.

A．were throwing

B．will be throwing

C．would have thrown

D．had thrown

2 . Sue is always finishing her task well within the shortest time. ______, she performs effectively.

A．In other words	B．On the contrary
C．Sooner or later	D．On the other hand

3 . Teachers should bear in mind that each student’s improvement ______.

A．is closely monitored

B．closely monitors

C．has been closely monitored

D．closely monitored

4 . Close the door of fear behind you, and you ______ the door of faith open before you.

A．will see	B．have seen
C．are seeing	D．Saw

5 . Regular reflecting is______ good habit. If so, you will make ______ great progress in your study.

A．/; a

B．a; a

C．the; a

D．a; /

6 . In my opinion, learning is lifelong and the more knowledge you get,   ________ .

A．the more for life are you equipped

B．the more equipped for life you are

C．the more life you are equipped for

D．you are equipped the more life

7 . —Ann is in hospital.
— Oh, really? I ______ know. I _______ go and visit her.

A．didn’t, am going to	B．don’t, am going to
C．don’t, will	D．didn’t, will

8 . It is believed that life in the twenty-­first century is much easier than   ________ .

A．that used to be	B．it is used to
C．it was used to	D．it used to be

9 . His brother ___the army since 2012.

A．joined	B．has joined
C．was in	D．has been in

10 . When _____ Chinese culture with other cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similarities.

A．compared	B．being compared
C．comparing	D．having compared